"What's your heart's desire-spiritual fulfillment, or wealth? The good news is that it's not an either/or proposition-you can have both. This magnificent book will show you how to get your ego out of the way so you can align your financial decisions with your heart and soul."

Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Lead Like Jesus

 

"It's rare that a book on personal finance succeeds equally well on both sides of the coin. Brent Kessel has pulled it off. This is one that's rich in solid, practical advice--but not at the expense of the human spirit."

Lee Eisenberg, author of The Number: A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life

 

"Most books on the subject of money are usually deadly boring, address a part of a person that should not be encouraged or give you the feeling that the author is trying to sell you something you will later regret having bought. Brent Kessler has written something far more sophisticated, psychologically accurate and helpful to a person trying to live at the center of all this constant getting and spending. This is a book that establishes a larger context that we so desperately need and succeeds admirably in helping us to understand ourselves, our goals and our relationship to money."

David Whyte, author of The Heart Aroused; and Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work As a Pilgrimage of Identity

 

"Brent Kessel is one of the smartest financial planners I've ever encountered and also the most soulful. Not only does he have the financial acumen to guide even the most sophisticated investor, but he has an unusually deep understanding of the emotional, psychological and spiritual effect of money in our lives. "Now he's written a book that is a must-read for anyone who has anxieties about money -- which is pretty much all of us. If you can't figure out how to make peace with your finances, read It's Not About the Money ™ and I'll bet you'll find the answers you need."

Liz Pulliam Weston, nationally syndicated personal finance columnist, MSN Money expert, and author of Easy Money, Your Credit Score and Deal with Your Debt

 

"Brent Kessel combines some of the most sophisticated knowledge of financial planning and investment strategies with a sincere and grounded practice in the meditation arts. By reading this book, people will benefit in ways they never imagined possible. I highly recommend his work."

George Kinder, author The Seven Stages of Money Maturity

 

"Brent Kessel is one of the financial planning profession's true thought leaders around what may be the most important issue of our time: How can each of us find personally fulfilling strategies that will lead us toward a life of happiness and spiritual prosperity?"

Bob Veres, editor, Inside Information

 

"Brent Kessel is one of the most thoughtful, thorough and knowledgeable investment professionals that I've met. His advice on blending the personal and financial aspects of life have served him well in doing an outstanding job for his clients."

Jim O'Shaughnessy, author, What Works on Wall Street and How to Retire Rich

"Kessel has a unique perspective on money. He is able to open people's eyes to the financial world and at the same time show them how to look inward for value. Anyone who wants to not only be rich but lead a rich life should read this book."

Thomas M. Kostigen, Dow Jones' MarketWatch columnist and author of New York Times bestseller The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time

 

"Brent Kessel will change your relationship with money in a way that may also enhance the richness of your life."

Tom Bradley, President, TD AMERITRADE Institutional

¡§I highly recommend Brent Kessel¡¦s work to anyone interested in understanding the power of money, its relationship to spirit, and how one doesn¡¦t have to exist without the other. ¡§

¡VSeane Corn, nationally celebrated yoga instructor and author of the video series, Vinyasa Flow Yoga: Uniting Movement and Breath and Vinyasa Flow Yoga: The Body and Beyond

¡§Brent Kessel¡¦s book is clear, kind, helpful and empowering. It offers a psychological and spiritual lens to observe your confusions, obsessions, aversions and passions all playing out on the movie screen of money, especially money saved and invested. It can help everyone from the timid to the extravagant get sane, solvent and secure.¡¨

--Vicki Robin, coauthor with Joe Dominguez of Your Money Or Your Life; cofounder, Conversation Cafes.